HOUSTON — Here are five observations from the Warriors’ 98-94 Game 5 loss at the Toyota Center on Thursday night, pushing them to the brink of elimination.

1. The plays they’ll live to regret

Decades into the future, there will be a title number attached to this Warriors era. Each extra ring pushes them into another realm of NBA greatness. They already have two. More could be coming. They’re still in a realistic spot to add one in the next couple weeks.

But if the Rockets topple the Warriors once in the next two games, these golden era Warriors will add a second “How did we not get it done?” postseason nightmare to their legacy.

The last one is best remembered for the blown 3-1 lead, the Draymond Green suspension and the offensive drowning in Game 7. The retelling of this year’s potential failure, should the Rockets throw a final sword into the NBA dragon, will likely start with the fourth quarter of Game 4.